Finalists named for 2024 Idea Leap Grant competition
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — The Tennessee Valley Federal Credit Union has announced the top five finalists in each region for the 7th annual Idea Leap Grant competition.
Those regions are Chattanooga, Ocoee and Northwest Georgia.
Here are the five finalists in each region:
Chattanooga
- Creekside Flower Farm LLC
- Divine Purity Aurapothecary, LLC
- Humanitees Print & Design
- Renew Exterior Services
- Southern Soul Yoga
Creekside Flower Farm was the People’s Choice winner.
Ocoee
Ace Kayaking School was the People’s Choice winner.
Northwest Georgia
Cake Addicts was the People’s Choice winner.
TVFCU will host three regional pitch competitions from April 29 through May 3. In these competitions, the finalists will showcase their business and present plans for expansion.
Finalists will also win grants between $10,000 and $30,000.
TVFCU wants the community to attend the pitch competitions to support local entrepreneurs.
Register to attend an event here.
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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — People’s choice voting will soon begin for the Tennessee Valley Federal Credit Union’s 2024 Idea Leap Grant competition.
TVFCU asks the public to vote for one finalist in each of the three regions. Those are the Chattanooga region, Ocoee region and Northwest Georgia region.
Voting will begin April 1 at 12 a.m. and continue until April 5 at 5 p.m.
“The People’s Choice Finalist in each area will participate in one of the upcoming pitch competitions in which TVFCU is giving away $75,000 in the Chattanooga, Northwest Georgia, and Ocoee Regions,” TVFCU explained.
The company has also released a list of semifinalists in each region.
Chattanooga
- Blossom and Rhyme
- Creekside Flower Farm
- Divine Purity Aurapothecary
- Good Sister Studio
- Humanitees Print & Design
- Pizzeria Cortile
- Renew Exterior Services
- Southern Soul Yoga
- Ward’s Construction
Ocoee
- Ace Kayaking
- Bakery on Main
- Birdie + Co.
- Burnside Insurance Group
- Fitted Stitches
- Hiit 10 Fitness
- Ocoee Riverside Farm
- Premier Physical Therapy
- The Alderman Group
- TNFLYCO
- Treehouse Mountain
Northwest Georgia
- A Fern & A Feather General Store
- Ada’s Heritage Farm
- Birria Broz
- Broken Horseshoe Vineyard
- Caffeine Addicts
- Cake Addicts
- Dalton Brewing Company
- Dyers Livestock Beef
- Insane Paintball
- The 706
This is TVFCU’s 7th annual Idea Leap Grant competition.
In the last week of April, pitch competitions will begin in Chattanooga, Cleveland and Calhoun. Finalists will then present their business idea to a panel of judges and members of the public. Winners will receive grants ranging from $10,000 to $30,000.
There will be 15 grants totaling $225,000. First place will receive $30,000, second will receive $15,000 and third place will receive $10,000.
